Cree: To Believe in the World

With her divorce final just months before, Elle Baxter, a sociologist, has accepted an opportunity to research and write an educational and promotional piece for Travel Magazine about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a large wilderness in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border. Elle believes the clear, brilliant water of creeks, placid lakes, and red sunsets will provide a good escape and help her come to terms with her new status in life.

With her children-Josh, nineteen, and Amber, wh...